Fujian Travel | I went to Fuzhou again for Mawei Shipyard Culture Park

In the fifth year of the Tongzhi reign of the Qing Dynasty (1866), Zuo Zongtang, the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, founded the shipyard in the Luoxing Pagoda area, cultivating and training a group of outstanding talents, promoting the birth and development of modern Chinese industries such as shipbuilding, electric lights, telecommunications, rail transportation, and aircraft manufacturing, and leaving us with a valuable industrial cultural heritage. Citywalk route: Luoxing Pagoda ➠ Dock No. 1 ➠ Zhaozhong Temple ➠ China Shipyard Culture Museum ➠ Mawei Clock Tower. The whole journey is on foot, and the tour time is 3-4 hours. Take the subway and transfer to the bus to Luoxing Pagoda Park, climb to Luoxing Pagoda, exit from the back door to Dock No. 1, walk to Zhaozhong Temple, climb the small hill from the back door to the fort, consulate, prison, and church, go down the mountain to the flat ground, turn left through the time tunnel (air-raid shelter), and arrive at the China Shipyard Culture Museum. Then stroll around the shipyard park, Mawei Clock Tower, old buildings, and industrial relics. Fujian Shipyard is the birthplace of modern Chinese industry, the origin of modern Chinese education, and the cradle of the modern Chinese navy. The shipyard cultural scenic area, themed on displaying the historical sites and spiritual connotations of the shipyard, consists of the China Shipyard Culture Museum, the Mawei Naval Battle Memorial Hall, Luoxing Pagoda Park, the Fujian Shipyard Building Complex, the Shipyard Characteristic Historical and Cultural Block, the Fujian Shipyard Tianhou Palace, the Shipyard Gezhi Garden, and the Shipyard Ancient Street. ▶️Luoxing Pagoda Also known as China Tower, it is one of the internationally recognized maritime beacons. Luoxing Pagoda was first built in the Southern Song Dynasty. The pagoda was destroyed in the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty and rebuilt on the original foundation in the fourth year of the Tianqi reign of the Ming Dynasty (1624). The pagoda is an octagonal seven-story imitation pavilion-style stone pagoda built of granite. ▶️Mawei Naval Battle Fort, Martyrs' Cemetery, and Zhaozhong Temple The two cannons in front of the gate are the Farquhar cannons produced in the UK in the 1870s, salvaged from the river. The museum introduces the Sino-French Mawei Naval Battle. Practical information 🎫Free admission, no reservation required, just swipe your face on site to enter ⏱️Opening hours: Closed on Mondays, open from 9:00 to 17:00 from Tuesday to Sunday 🚇Transportation: You can take the subway to "Lulei" subway station, then take a taxi for 20 yuan to the museum entrance, or take the "M2" bus to the shipyard stop, and walk about 1 kilometer to get there.